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Anderson Creek Monument
Anderson Creek Signage : 2007

Photographs supplied by Kay Pamment

The memorial commemorates the European discovery of the creek by Ensign Robert Anderson in 1804 and marks the site where settlers from Norfolk Island established farms in 1805.

Location

Address:W.Tamar Highway, Andersons Creek, York Town, 7270
State:TAS
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -41.166179
Long: 146.771397
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Monument
Monument Theme:Landscape
Sub-Theme:Exploration
Actual Event Start Date:
Approx. Event Start Date:1804
Actual Event End Date:
Approx. Event End Date:1804
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Dedication

Actual Monument Dedication Date:Friday 15th June, 1973
Approx. Monument Dedication Date:
Front Inscription

TO COMMEMORATE THE DISCOVERY
OF ANDERSON'S CREEK BY ENSIGN
ROBERT ANDERSON IN NOVEMBER
1804. NAMED BY LIEUT.COL. W.
PATERSON AFTER ITS DISCOVERER
17TH DECEMBER 1804. SITE OF
FARMS FOR NORFOLK ISLANDERS
1805. UNVEILED BY THE HON. R.F.
FAGAN M.H.A. MINISTER FOR
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT
ON 15TH JUNE 1973.
 

Left Side Inscription
Back Inscription
Right Side Inscription
Inscription in Proximity
Source: MA
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